If anyone knows anything about tuning up Corvette engines, it's Lingenfelter. The long-time Chevy tuner is now teaming up with Hotchkis Sport Suspension to build a no-holds-barred, Corvette-powered, 750-hp Camaro that will debut at this year's SEMA show.

"Over the years we have been involved in dozens of OEM and racing development programs, but this one is special," said Hotchkis Performance founder and President John Hotchkis. "Lingenfelter builds some of the fastest, coolest and most refined domestic supercars in the world, and the fact that they asked us to help develop the suspension for a 200-mph Camaro and then offered to debut the car in our booth is very exciting. Everyone in attendance will certainly be impressed with this stunning piece of high-performance engineering."Starting with a 7.0L Corvette LS7 V-8, Lingenfelter adds forged pistons, titanium connecting rods, tricked-out heads, a custom intake manifold, and a Magnusson/Eaton TVS2300 supercharged to create the 750-hp monster at the heart of the Lingenfelter Camaro. Hotchkis takes over in the handling department and outfits the car with new springs, adjustable sway bars, a subframe brace, and Brembo brakes to keep all those ponies under control.

Up top, the Lingenfelter Camaro will be mistaken for none other with its air management body kit, which includes a reworked front fascia with a big front splitter and a new grille, reworked rocker panels, a custom hood, a revised rear fascia with a special tail lamp panel, a rear deck lid spoiler, and 20-in. Lingenfelter wheels.

While the Lingenfelter Camaro shown at SEMA in two weeks will be the complete package, the body kit, engine upgrade, and suspension upgrade will all be sold as separate kits as well as a turn-key car from Lingenfelter. No pricing has been announced yet, but expect a hefty premium over the Camaro SS' $30,000 price tag.Source: Hotchkis

Wow, talk about heated, what I don't understand is why can't people just look at what these cars were originally meant to be? Drive to work all week and then to the drag strip on the weekends. American muscle has never been about cornering, leave that to the foreigners; it was all about straight line, and how many people actually take their car to a track anymore anyways, voids the warranty in most cases. Most of the time it's going to be 0-60 and 1/8 mile or stoplight to stoplight, maybe. You really want to go fast around corners, get a crotch rocket. Anymore you can go as fast as you are willing to spend the $ to go, the question should be who is the fastest for the lest *** Probably not the Mustang, Challenger or Camaro, but they are all bad-a looking cars, and this one will lay waste to them all, but it will cost I am sure.

wow your a total d-bag brasil!!! I had a few typo's so my point about it beating the mustang and the challenger in the comparo's is wrong? If its all hype how did it win? your saying the people who test cars for a living are wrong in placing it ahead of it's rivals? how would you measure sucess? better sales yes,wining comparo's yes, what else is there? stop being a little girl and talking trash and make a point tell then shut your mouth!

@ 05lgt1980Dude, learn how to speak English. You lose all credibility in your responses simply due to your inability to spell simple words.Anyway, I agree with Anti, that sales don't equal success. If so, you're dinky Camaro would be considered better than Porsches, Ferraris, and other exotics simply because it sold more.The Camaro is a big, brawny, bull-sized brute. Sure, it's got power, and yeah, everyone who loved the movie Transformers is begging for one, but it's mostly hype. It's selling well because it's the new thing and GM got people excited about it for years before launch.Point being, the new Camaro is a good car which needs lots of improvement. It's sales will likely fall again, only to let your Mustang enemy back into first place...which by your logic makes it instantly better.Retard. :mad:

anti.... no I measure success from all the comparo's the camaro has won! also it hung very well with the 540 h.p top of the line gt500. only .01 behind (abit it was falling behind fast) in the 1/4 mile down 120h.p still beat it to 60 and yes it could use some more fine tuning of the suspention but like dirty said the mid cycle refresh should fix that problem. also you did say you could get your patherfinder to pull .90g!but anyways the top sales is the mustangs claim to fame for years even though the camaro for the most part has always been the better performer.... now the mustang has lost the sales whats left it handles better on perfect pavment?

Oops, I broke my own cardinal rule: I skimmed instead of actually reading. I must be turning in to a conservative, heath care-reform opponent. Still, good car, could use some handling work when a mid-cycle refresh comes along.

First of all. Never did I say I THINK my Pathfinder pulls .90g's. How you got that from what I typed is beyond me. And for you I guess I need to clarify my "sales" comment. Yes. I know the Camaro wasn't out when GM need a handout and yet slit resorted to bankruptcy to stay afloat. But from what I get from your comment is that the Camaro is a success because it outsells its competitors. If that was the case, GM shouldn't of become the laughing stock they are and floundered, BECAUSE year after year they were the sales leader. So if you believe sales is the measuring stick for success, well then I have a bridge to sell you.!

WELL..... 05lgt1980 In the best drver's car comparison which Motortrend had like a month ago or so. They complained about the FUSTRATING understeer of the camaro SS which hampers the handling limits of it.The weight is another issue with this car and like others already mentioned, any can pull impressive g's but It doesn't necessarily mean it would handle just as well. BTW, If I remember correctly, The Mustang GT pulled .95g in the Motortrend comparison test, not .92g.

lol, wow. I actually don't drive an SUV; unless you consider an E46 M3 an SUV. Also, the figure you keep quoting is the skidpad data; not the figure eight. If you look at the figure eight data, the Camaro (SS) actually pulls a higher average g than the GT500, which should be expected for an IRS car up against an LRA. That being said, its handling is still not that great, and yes, I did drive one.

ok so why did it win the camparos both on this site and edmunds???? and the v6.... really drive a ss then talk!also sales this car was not out when gm when bankrupt also I work at a chevy dealer and most camaro buyers are trading in mustangs and chargers!what are you camparing the camaro to that you where less then impressed? your s/n says it all you can't please everyone.

like I said anti have you driven one? do you really thing your pos patherfinder can pull .90g lol your more of a tool then I thought! the figure eight is the best handling test they have and it was right there with the mustang gt with the track pack I would say it handles great from both test numbers and actualy driving the car! not bench racing like you are doing just keep driving your suv and don't talk trash tell you have driven one thats why it beat the gt and the challanger in the comparo. and i agree it does need to lose 100-200lbs

When will people learn that just because a car can pull relatively high g's during steady state cornering, it is not necessarily a great handling car? Nobody is saying the Camaro is a horrible car, it just has serious room for improvement. Also, selling more than your competitor doesn't make a car "great"; look at most Toyotas.

@ 05lgt1980 Yes. I have test driven a V-6 Camaro. Came away less than impressed. Enough said on that subject.And as far a sales go. If that was a way to judge success in the auto industry, why did GM need a bailout and then have to still resort to bankruptcy then.? After all, they were near the top or were the top sellers in volume year after year.

@ 05lgt1980A lot of times when it comes to a vehicles handling ability, numbers mean nothing. Especially when it comes to lateral grip. Heck. I could probably make my Pathfinder pull .90g's. But that doesn't mean it HANDLES worth a damn.!

I think that downfall was the wrong word choice I didn't mean it in a bad way I absolutely love the new camaro which is why anything that makes it a more competetive offering is great in my book. @ The Anti Bowtie I do agree it needs to lose some weight.

anti... have you driven the camaro? the only thing I didn't like was the bad sight lines the steering was very precise it handles like its on rails and who really heal to toes in daly driving? the interior is very nice soft leather high quility materials stop hating thats why the camaro is out selling the mustang and the challanger by thousands of units a month?

@SteadfastActually, another very well known and publicized downfall is the weight of a stock Camaro. Not to mention the awkward pedal placement(horrible for heel and toes shifting), lousy sight lines, lazy and vague feeling steering, disco era interior appointments...the list goes on and on.!Now added to the piggy is adjustable sway bars, a subframe brace, body kit S/C etc...

? it pulled .90g was only .02 behind the gt with the track pack in the figure eight sooo i would say the car handles pretty damn good not to metion it dusted both cars in striaght line.but this car is a monster I would buy this over a hennesy better built quality I have not heard good things about hennesy's build quality so I would buy this car for sure plus it looks meaner.